Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $101.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$101.67

3 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.59

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	101.67	371	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

101.67

—

IN average7 barns · 1,034 hd

123.26

−21.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,877	79.56	1,494	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	53.89	933	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	47.52	682	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	39.12	486	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	84.75	1,303	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	73.14	900	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	64.08	788	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	92.07	1,289	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,493	83.48	1,246	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	103.32	1,364	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	96.42	1,266	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	103.65	1,440	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	92.07/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,289	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,538	84.75/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,303	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,493	83.48/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,246	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	40.53/cwt	35.50–45.50	513	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	96.42/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,266	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	103.65/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,440	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	331	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	189	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	86	83.44/cwt	10.00–160.00	72	60
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	108	93.37/cwt	20.00–140.00	101	40
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	30	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	21	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	52.83/cwt	10.00–95.00	42	27
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	108	80.15/cwt	50.00–100.00	87	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	59.22/cwt	58.50–60.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	81.68/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,494	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	103.32/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,364	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	41.46/cwt	34.00–44.00	573	10
Bulls	—	—	1,998	74.27/cwt	74.00–74.50	1,484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	31.69/cwt	25.00–35.00	380	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,230	64.08/cwt	59.00–69.00	788	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	73.14/cwt	70.00–77.00	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	52.69/cwt	50.50–55.00	914	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	46.98/cwt	45.00–49.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	47.34/cwt	46.00–50.00	556	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	64.04/cwt	61.00–68.50	1,105	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	48.61/cwt	45.00–55.00	711	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	443	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	377	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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